This paper concentrates on the observations made during lessons. It also focuses on how learning English for the first time as a language can be taught in a way that would be better and easy to understand. The students that I will deal with are those of grade one and two. Learning activities highly influence on how a student appreciate. Making sure that learning activities are of high quality which can be coupled with situations gives the students’ different perspectives which they can appreciate. They are several relevant skills that are a student is supposed to practice during learning. The skills are clarification, value analysis and problem-solving. The experience which students get during learning are the ones that give the opportunity …show more content…
When researching about good teaching practice they are two aspects of teaching that are interesting they are; being able to learn phonics and being able to learn comprehensive skills of a new language and clarifying it as well.
They are several methods that can be employed to make sure that young children are able to understand and read texts. One of the main methods that are used by teachers in teaching on how to read is phonics (Lazarin, 2016). This method focuses on mentioning of new words by children. It does this through teaching students the alphabetical system of writing. It pays particular attention to letters and sound. In each language there is a unit of sound, the least unit is known as a phoneme. They are phonics guidelines that are usually stipulated, however, some research must be done in order to obtain the empirical principle, also, some common sense is applied (Pardo, 2004). According to research, children who are taught early enough in an
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The factors include, the strategies that are employed in reading, the type of vocabulary that is in the text, phonological awareness, the attitude of the child, the motivation to read, knowledge of the article, ability to recognize work, the working memory of the child and comprehension awareness (Sanford, 2015). . Teachers can employ strategies of instruction which involve explaining to learners in different ways that they can be able to utilize and use comprehension strategies. This is always the first step in three phase instructional framework. The teacher then proceeds in giving support to the students at different levels as they practice. This is known as scaffold support and it is the second stage. Students then gain the ability to be able to read independently while utilizing the comprehension strategies that are available. It is known as the independent application phase and it is the last phase. The framework proves to be important and helpful as students interact between the phases through dialogue between themselves and the
In Dr. Louise Spear- Swerlings’ article, she stated that in Kindergarten through third grade, student should be taught five key elements for effective reading abilities, which are phonemic awareness, phonics knowledge, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Dr. Spear- Swerling, continued by saying phonic awareness is well develop in normally achieving reader by the end of first grade and by the end of third grade they should have acquired basic phonics knowledge. In addition to children excelling to become good readers, the instructions should be explicit and systematic, following a logical sequence of instruction. For instance, reading a decodable text that’s consisting of words with one syllable before advancing to an authentic text.
Adonay has made his best effort to focus at his work in the classroom. His reading has slow progress throughout the year. Although, he reads most-text specific vocabulary, he still needs to decode unfamiliar words using appropriate strategies like blending and segmentation. It is also beneficial to develop his self-correction strategy by attending to meaning while he reads a text. Adonay finds challenging to interpret a text he reads as he struggles to access independently some additional meanings from a text.
When students are guided to infer continuously as Reading, they will be able to think more deeply when they read independently. Standard: Explain their own ideas and understanding in light of the discussion. SL.3.1d Before I began reading
(Diane M Barone/Marla H. Mallette, 2013). They need to have a regular routine and a place in the house where children can do their work. (Diane M Barone/Marla H. Mallette, 2013). A parent that reads and listen to their child read-aloud can help in early decoding, and fluency skills. The parents can use explicit instruction, paired and repeated readings and giving the child corrective feedback.
Scaffolding techniques are the means by which the more knowledgeable other, a teacher, guides the learner within the learner’s own zone to reach a greater understanding and mastery of the task. The teacher can give verbal cues to help Sofi or provide her with a stronger pair of scissors. The teacher can also provide her with different materials to work on. Encouragement and praises may also help Sofi to gain confidence in completing the
Nowadays, there are a number of different types of assessments used in the classroom. Students are quizzed, pre-tested and tested and they are required to write essays, fill in the blanks and answer multiple-choice questions. These assessments are given by teachers as a method of determining whether or not the student has gained mastery over the content that is being taught. Individuals who teach reading operate in the same way. Given that one of the primary goals for teaching students to read is for them to comprehend the materials they read, teachers must devise a method of assessing whether students, in fact, understand what they read.
I observed the ELL class on Friday October 11th, 2015. The observation was done at Strawberry Point School in the Mill Valley District for 30 minutes with three English Learners from Kindergarten, which one child is Danish and two children are Koreans. I spoke with Monica who is the person responsible for the ELL program at this school. • What placement options are available to ELLs in the district?
Phonics instruction produces the greatest impact on children 's reading achievement when it begins in kindergarten or first grade. Systematic phonics instruction results in better growth in children 's ability to comprehend what they read than non-systematic or no phonics instruction. Phonics instruction is most effective when it begins in kindergarten or first grade.
The teacher selects and introduces new books carefully chosen to match the instructional levels of students and supports whole text reading. Independent Reading time, when students choose their own appropriate books. Here, they can apply the cue systems and decoding strategies that they have learned during Shared and Guided
Introduction Lenses on Reading: An Introduction to Theories and Modelsis an excellent read. The authors bring a lot of useful information to not only the field of education but to the classroom. Throughout the book, the authors provided vignettes to show theoretical models in action which gives the reader a visual of how the theoretical model can be applied. The layout of the chapters was in chronological order which is was also helpful.
Oral language is an important and necessary cognitive developmental step in literacy. People, children as well as adults, adults use oral language on a daily basis. People use oral language as their primary form of communication. Children learn oral language before they learn written language. According to our text book, “Teaching Children to Read: The Teacher Makes the Difference” by Reutzel and Cooter there are four oral language developmental theories.
First one is that activities should be appropriate children`s age level. Second one is that instruction should be purposeful and third one is that activities and materials should be integrated with other components of a balanced literacy programs. A teacher can teach identifying words, categorizing words, substituting sounds, blending sounds, and segmenting sounds by doing age appropriate activities with children. Teachers assess children by using screening test to determine the level of their knowledge about phonemic awareness and they use instruction assessment cycle are planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reflection. Phonemic awareness is important to learn how to read and it is prerequisite.
Initially, children play with words by generating new words and by exploring and creating language patterns. By singing songs, intonation rhymes, playing with words, and listening to adults read word-play books, students develop their phonemic awareness. Classically, there is a natural continuum to this skill development but for student with reading difficulties or disabilities this is not always the circumstance. For some students, teachers have to provide small group instruction that is more clear, methodical, concentrated, and helpful than is usually provided in the
Skills are very significant in daily lives of the people, to change a better competitive in every aspect of life. Also, skills have become very important with the growing competitive environment and peer pressure. There are three kinds of skills namely Life Skills, Learning and Innovation Skills and Information, Media
Grammar is a system and structure of language. To me grammar is more than just knowing the rules and standards; it is being able to apply them in writing. Growing up I was taught all of the grammar rules through many grammar worksheets. However, my Pedagogical Grammar class gave me a new outlook on how to teach grammar. I will use strategies learned from my peers, research, experience, and my grammar class to explain how I will teach my students grammar.